As a cynic, I would think the 'researcher' could consider any form of religion,attitude, preconception, self hypnosis, "death wish" etc as an 'after-the-fact' variable not likely to have much bearing on the production of the best possible CS. You would have no basis to measure "input" anyhow since misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment in Psychology runs to near 75%. Parapsychology would not likely have many 'correct diagnoses',either. Apologies to adherents. Del ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 3:47 AM Subject: CS>Highly Significant/Reproducible Effects of Healer-Treated Samples Over Controls
> List: If anyone is inclined towards studying paranormal research under > controlled conditions, I would enjoy receiving your impression of this > research. Roger > > http://www.issseem.org/vol1no1.html > Human Volitional Effects on a Model Bacterial System. Elizabeth A. Rauscher, > Ph.D. > > This paper presents experimental designs and results of three major studies > in which a well-known healer's intention to produce a healing effect was > correlated with increased growth and motility in a well-characterized > bacterial system. Use of a model bacterial system made it possible to design > a prototype experiment correlating intention with growth and motility > effects in a remote shielded sterile system. Optimally growing bacterial > cultures were prepared, and different amounts and types of chemical > antibacterial agents were added to cultures in separate test tubes. Multiple > samples of such preparations were made and separated into two groups, one to > be treated by the healer and the other to serve as untreated controls. > Statistical comparisons were made between (1) healer-treated samples, (2) > controls, and (3) extensive baseline data. Antibiotic dose response studies > were also conducted using different types and amounts of inhibitors. Highly > significant and reproducible effects of healer-treated samples over controls > were found. As anticipated, differential dose response effects were found in > which the healer's effects were more pronounced for lower concentrations of > agents. > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
